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Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?

With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households.

Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’
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Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’

The Renters’ Rights Bill is set to finally axe section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions in 2025 after government figures revealed a surge in the number of tenants being evicted through the courts

Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes
Housing benefit

Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes

The government pledged to stop supported housing landlords claiming taxpayer cash as well as injecting £350m into bid to build more affordable housing

Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
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Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind
Sophie Flinders

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind

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Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills
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Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills

Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less
Racism

Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less

So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords
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So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
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I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why
Social housing

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Renting

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis
Nye Jones

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis

What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
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What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions

Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons
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Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons

Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn
Renters' Rights Bill

Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn

Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs
No-fault evictions

Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs

Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises
Paula Barker MP

Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises

Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told
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Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told

Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Awaab's law

Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
Housing crisis

Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner

Interest rates, stamp duty and sky-high rents: This is what’s going to happen to house prices in 2025
House prices

Interest rates, stamp duty and sky-high rents: This is what’s going to happen to house prices in 2025

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The Renters’ Rights Bill is a moment for celebration – but we can’t afford to stop here
Ben Twomey

The Renters’ Rights Bill is a moment for celebration – but we can’t afford to stop here

Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
Nick Redmore

Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide

Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
Renting

Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords

‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
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‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest